Wagon-bed hoist.



Patented Nov. 27, I900.

A. MUYER. WAGON BED HOIST.

(Application filed Mar. 24, 1900.]

(No Model.)

uma, wAsmNaToN u c NITED Stamps ABRAHAM MOYER, OF ANTLERS, INDIANTERRITORY.

WAGON-BED HOIST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 662,800, dated November27, 1900.

Application filed March 24:, 1900.

To (all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM llIOYER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Antlers, in the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wagon-Bed I-Ioists,ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hoisting, and particularly to a wagon-bedsuspending and hoisting, apparatus. 7

The object of the invention is to provide a frame of novel and peculiarconstruction having pivoted or hinged arms for holding a wagon-bed, aWindlass carried by the frame, and special means by which the frame issuspended from the hoisting-rigging.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, Figure 1is a side elevation of the apparatus applied to a wagonbed. Fig. 2 is anend view showing the movable positions of the suspending-arms in dottedlines. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the frame, showingmeans for controlling the movement of the arms. Fig. 4 is a plan View ofa modification.

The same reference-numerals denote the same parts in the several viewsof the drawings.

The frame from which a wagon-bed l is suspended comprises a centrallongitudinal beam 2, cross-beams 3, secured to the ends of the beam 2,and a middle beam 4:, secured across the center of the beam 2, thelatter having hangers 5. A shaft 6, having a'windlass for a suitablerope or cable 7, is turnable in the hangers 5 and in like hangers 5,depending from the beam 4:. The hoisting-rigging consists of the saidrope or cable and the pulley-blocks 8 and 9.

The means by which the frame is suspended from the hoisting-riggingconsists of a bar or rod 10, having its ends secured to the framebeam 2between the cross-beams 3 and the middle beam 4 and a loop or ring 11,standing centrally over the middle beam and the beam 2. To this loop orring 11 is hooked the pulley-block 8, carrying the rope or cable 7, oneend of which is secured to the windlass and the other end, after beingpassed through the pulley-block 9, issecured to the block 8, which maybe suspended above the frame in suitable position.

Serial No. 10,090. (No model.)

Each end of the cross-beams 3 is provided with a bearing 12, in which isloosely hunga depending arm 13, having an enlarged flattened end 14: atright angles to the arm. A plate-spring 15 is secured to each end of thebeams 3 and has corrugations 16 to hold the arms 13 in variouspositions.

In applying the apparatus to a wagon-bed to hoist the latter from thewagon the arms 13 are turned outward into the corrugations near the endof the springs 15 and are there held by the said springs while the frameis lowered enough to permit the arms to be turned inward with their fiatends under the bed, where said ends are held by the springs. The shaft 6is then turned to wind the rope or cable upon the Windlass, which willraise the bed as desired.

It is obvious that the springs are adapted to permit the arms to beswung in and out to clear the bed and to grasp beds of various size, andthat the bar 10 is so located relative to the frame that it braces thelatter, distributes the weight of the bed thereon, and prevents theframe from sagging at the ends during the hoisting of the bed.

Referring to the modification shown in Fig. 4, the arms are the same asthose already described, except they have no controllingsprings; butthey are pivotally hung from the ends of cross-beams 1'7, which aresecured to two longitudinal beams 18, the latter having two crossbrace-beams 19. In lieu of the bar 10 each beam 17 has one end of tworods 20 pivoted to it at 21, and the other end of said rods carry a ring22, to be engaged by the hook of a pulley-block to suspend the frame.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the frame, of the arms pivoted to the frame toswing crosswise and having ends to engage a wagon-bed, and

the springs for holding the arms in various positions.

2. In a wagon-bed hoist, the combination, with the hoisting-rigging, theframe having two pairs of side hangers, a shaft extending through allthe hangers, a Windlass on the shaft between the hangers of one pair,the arms pivoted to the ends of the frame, and a suspending deviceconnecting the frame with the said rigging, forth.

3. The combination, with the frame composed of longitudinal and crossbeams, of the 5 arms pivoted to certain of the cross-beams,

the suspending device, and the springs secured to said Certaincross-beams to control the movement of the arms.

4. The combination, with the frame, and

substantially as set the arms pivoted thereto, of the corrugated I0springs for adjustably holding the arms in various positions.

In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

ABRAHAM MOYER.

Witnesses:

J. W. RILEY, L. P. DAVENPORT.

